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Karauli, Rajasthan · 26.3351°, 76.8938°
A marble Shakti temple in the hills of Karauli district, founded by Maharaja Gopal Singh of the Jadaun house and completed in 1730. It draws large crowds to its annual Kaila Devi fair.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
A yogi's bullock cart carrying the goddess's image is said to have halted in the forested hills, and by divine ordinance the image was installed at that very spot.
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coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Jadaun rulers of Karauli
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